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The Genetics of Substance Abuse

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The field of addiction has experienced exponential progress in genetics research. The search for single candidate genes has not been as successful as previously predicted. Recent momentum in research has been driven by the analysis of genomic-wide association studies as most addictions are complex traits that require a large sample size. The impact of genetic studies on the diagnosis and treatment of addiction varies depending on the substance in question.

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Ojo, O. (2022). The Genetics of Substance Abuse. In: Akerele, E. (eds) Substance and Non-Substance Related Addictions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84834-7_10

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